Languages: Japanese
The Australian Curriculum: Languages has been developed to give all students the opportunity to engage in learning a language in addition to English. The design of the Languages curriculum recognises features that all languages share as well as the distinctiveness of each language.
Communication is a human imperative. Irrespective of which language, communication involves interaction to convey meaning as well as imagination, creativity and a broad understanding of ourselves and others. Language learning provides the opportunity for students to engage with the linguistic and cultural diversity of the world and its peoples, and reflect on their experience in various aspects of social life, including their own participation and ways of being in the world.
Japanese is the language that students from Years 3-6 are taught at Emu Park State School.
Aims
The 3 interrelated aims of Languages are to develop knowledge, understanding and skills to ensure students:
- develop linguistic competence
- understand language and culture, and their relationship, and thereby develop an intercultural capability in communication
- understand themselves as communicators.
Structure
Japanese has been developed as a Second Language Learner Pathway which caters for students learning Japanese as a second or additional language.
The Second Language Learner Pathway includes 2 sequences:
- Foundation to Year 10
- Years 7 to 10.
Teachers use the curriculum to cater for learners of different backgrounds by making appropriate adjustments to differentiate learning experiences.
Content in Japanese is organised under 2 interrelated strands, each with a number of sub-strands. The two strands are interrelated, and where possible, the Understanding language and culture strand is assessed through the Communicating meaning in Japanese strand. The strands and sub-strands are presented in the table below.
Japanese language instruction is provided by a Specialist teacher to all students from Years 3-6.
Our Languages specialist teacher is responsible for planning, teaching, assessing and reporting on AC V9 Japanese.
The Minimum Requirements for Providing the Australian Curriculum provides clarity around the time that teachers are required to spend implementing the Languages Learning Area.